Hose-rack.



M- C. ROSENFELD.

` HOSE RACK. APPucATwN meu APR.19. 1915.

1,209,038. y o Patented De.19,1 916.

' 2 SHEETS-SHEET l.

M. C. ROSENFELD.

HOSE RACK. APPLICATION FILED A'Pn.19. |915.

1,209,038. Patented Deo. 19,1916.

, 5 A 2 SHEETS--SHEET 2- MORTIMER o. RosENFELn, or CLEVELAND, onio.

HOSE-RACK.

To all whom t may concern Be it known that I, MORTIMER C. ROSEN- FELD, acitizen of the United States, residing at Cleveland, in the county ofCuyahoga and State of Ohio, have invented a certain new and usefulImprovement in Hose-Racks, of which the following is a full, clear, andexact description, reference being had to the accompanying drawings.

This invention relates to improvements in racks that are employed forsupporting re hose in convenient arrangement for instant use; and it hasfor its object to provide a device of this character that may bereadily' attached to stand pipes of water systems, and support hose insuccessive folds and in a manner that will cause the same to be paidout, fold ata time, as the hose is withdrawn from the rack.' v

The. advantage of releasing successive folds of the hose, as the hose isstretched out to its full length, over the scheme of dropping the entirehose into a mass by the collapsing of the rack as is the case in manyexisting types of devices of this character, will be appreciated by anyone bearing in mind the conditions under which a rack of this'kind isrequired to be used.

Further objects of my invention are to provide a rackthat is always inreadiness l for use; that is infallible in its operation; and that canbe conveniently readjusted to hose supporting condition after the samehas been used. And a still further object of the invention is to providea simplified means of attaching the rack to pipes of various sizeswithout the need of bolts, ortheir equivalents.

The foregoing objects, and others which will become apparent as thisdescription proceeds, are attained in a device constructed in accordancewith the accompanying drawings, which form a part hereof; and while Iwill proceed to describein detail the hose rack shown therein, I wish tovbe understood as notvlimiting myself to the structural de,- tailsthereof, further than is required by thel terms of the annexed claims,and is rendered necessary by thestate ofthe prior art. i

In the drawings, Figure 1 representsl a side elevation'of a hose rack ofmy invention, applied to the stand pipe of al water system, andsupporting a hose ;y Fig. 2 is a plan of therack in hose supportingposition,

the hose being omitted, and the stand pipe toward or 'from each other.

Specification of Letters Patent. Patented Dec. i9, 1916( y Applicationfiled Apr1v19, 1915. Serial N o. 22,265.

central portion broken away; Figs. 3 vand' 4 are longitudinal verticalsections through the rack, the respective figures showing op,-y positesides ofthe rack, and the former including a fragment ofl a hosegFig. 5is a sectional detail on the lines 5 5 ofFigs. 3 and 4; Fig. 6 is afront elevation of the rack; and Fig. 7 is a horizontal section throughthe front end of the rack, showing in detail the horizontal, latch barwhich supports the nozzle end of thehose, and which, when v'in normalposition, imparts rigidity to the free endsof the arms of the rack.

vTaking up a` detailed description of the invention by the use ofreference characters, l represents fastand pipe of alwater system thatis provided with a lateral extension 2, having a v'alvel 3,.-to which isattached one end of .a hose el. lImmediately below the lat# eralextension 2', the supporting member 5 of. my improved Ahose rackembraces the standpipe, l and maybe supported by a collar 6, which isclamped to the pipe. I

Extending` substantially horizontal from the upperj end y.0f theysupporting member, and substantially parallel to eachlotheris a pair ofarms 6 and 7, and within a horizontal notch in the free end of the arm 6is pivoted the end ofa latch bar 8 (seeFigs. 6 and 7) and the free endof this bar is flattened and-forme 3linto a hook; 9 that is adapted toembrace a head l0, formed with- .in a recess l1, in 4the outerl end ofthe arm 7.

Itl will'be explained that the supporting .porting member 5 is split at12. This allowsL thel circumference of the supporting member to beAvaried to--fit dierent sizes of pipes, by bending theside walls of saidmember Also, it will be explained that thei-latch bar'.8 maybel16S-through which are looped one end ofthe hose supportingv pins 1 7,this construction providing a veryv convenient and economical method rofpivotally connecting the, pins to the arm. nThe opposed surface ofthearm made ofy alength that will cause the arms 6 .andl 7 to beslightly under tension when the 7 has formed upon Vit a series of ridges18 y of compound curvature so that the forward ends of the ridges formupwardly opening pockets 19, while the rear ends thereof constituteguards 2O which extend upward and over the pocket next to the rear, andact to guide the free ends of. the pins 17 during Y their removal fromthe pockets. Preferably end of the hose towhich the nozzle 21 isattached is supported by the latch bar 8, in a convenient position to bereached.

In the operation of the rack, the user grasps the nozzle 1 and, givingit a jerk, dislodges the hooked end of the latch bar 9 and swings thesame to one side, allowing the first fold of the hose to drop. Byexerting a pull upon the hose, the free ends of the pins 17 are removedfrom their respective pockets successively from the front to the rearend ofthe rack, allowing the hose to be dropped gradually as it is paidout.

This keeps the hose straight and prevents it from becoming tangled. Thepresence of the guards 2O insures the pins l17 from becomin lodged inadjacent pockets, and have the Ve ect of actually camming the pinsdownward as the guards are engaged by the freeends of the pins. Y

From the foregoing it will be seen that my invention providesa hose rackthat is very convenient of use, simple of construction, and that ispositive of operation, there being involved no parts which can becomestuck through inactivity and cause the rack to yfail to operate at acritical moment.

Having thus described my invention, what I claim is Y Y 1. A hose rackcomprising a supporting lmember, a pair of arms carried by the sup- Yporting member, a series. of hose supporting pins each having-one of itsVends pivoted to one of the arms, the other arm having a series ofupwardly opening pockets for the support of the free ends of said pins,and a guard for preventing the free end of each pin from entering thenext adjacent pocket of the series, whenthe hose is removed from therack.

2. A hose rack comprising a supporting member, a pair of arms extendingtherefrom,

a series of hose supporting pins each having one ofits ends pivotedtoone of thearms, the other arm'having a series of upwardly Vopeningpockets for the reception of the free ends of the pins, each pockethaving a guard extension which projects from its rear side and overhangstheV next pocket to the rear thereof.v

3. YA hose rack comprising a supporting i member, a pair of arms whichextend therefrom,

a series of hose supporting pins each having one of its ends pivoted toone of the arms, the other arm having an upwardly opening pocket for thereception of the free end of said pin, and a guard located adjacent saidpocket for guiding the free end of the pin during its removal from thepocket.

4. A hose rack comprising a pair of opposed supporting members, .aseries of pins each having one of its ends pivoted to one of saidmembers, the other of said members having a series of upwardly openingpockets for the reception of the free ends of the pins, and a guardlocated adjacent each pocket for guiding the free end Vof the pin ofsuch pocket during its removalfrom the pocket.

5. A hose rack comprising a pair of opposed vsupporting members, aseries of pins each having one of its ends pivoted to one of saidmembers, the other of said members having a series of upwardlyopeningpockets, each of which is provided with an extension that rises from therear side of the pocket and extends over the pocket next to the rearthereof. 4

6. A hose rack comprisingV a supporting member, a pair of armsextendingtherefrom, a series of hose supporting pins each having one ofits ends sustained by one of the arms, the other arm having a series ofupwardly opening pockets for the reception of the free ends of the pins,each pocket having a guard extension which projects from its rear sideand over-hangs the next pocket to the rear thereof.

7. A hose rack comprising a supporting member, a pair of arms whichextend therefrom, a series of hose supporting pins each having one ofits ends sustained by one of the'arms, the other arm having an upwardlyopening pocket for the reception of the free end of said pin, and aguard located adjacent saidV pocket for guiding the free end of the pinduring its removal from the pocket.

8. A hose rack comprising a pairof opposed supporting members, a seriesof hose supporting pins each having one of its ends sustained by one ofsaid members, the other of said members having an upwardly openingpocket for the reception of the free end of each pin, and a guardlocated adjacent said pocket for guidingv the free'end of the pin duringits removal fromthe pocket.

9. A hose rack comprising a substantially cylindrical supporting memberthat is formedV of malleable material and is split on one side from endto end,a pair of arms extending substantially horizontal from thesupporting member and substantially parallel to each other, a series ofhose supporting pins pvoted to one of said arms, the other of the armshaving a series of upwardly opening pockets for the reception of thefree ends of the pins, each pocket having a guard extension whichprojects upward from its rear side and over the next pocket to the rearthereof, and a member pivotally connected to the free end of one of thearms and having a portion that interlocks with the corresponding end ofthe other arm.

10. A hose rack comprising a substantially cylindrical supporting memberthat is formed of malleable material and is split on one side from endto end, a pair of arms extending therefrom, a series of hose supportingpins pivoted to one of said arms, the other oi the arms having a seriesof upwardly opening pockets for the reception pvotally connected to thefree end of'one of the arms and having a portion that interlocks withthe corresponding end of the other arm, whereby the arms are maintainedslightly under tension with the free ends of certain of the hosesupporting pins in engagement with the adjacent walls of the pockets.

In testimony whereof, I hereunto. a'lix my signature in the presence oftwo witnesses.

` MORTIMERv C. ROSENFELD.

Witnesses:

MARY U. CUNNINGHAM, CLARA PHILLIPS.

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Washington, IJ. c.

